Corporate Body
Ordnance Factory (1924 - 1989)
Commonwealth of Australia
- From
- 1 January 1924
Maribyrnong, Victoria, Australia - To
- 4 May 1989
- Functions
- Defence Industries, Ammunitions and Explosives or Weapons Industries
- Reference No
- CA 628
- Legal Status
- Agency of the Commonwealth of Australia
- Location
- Maribyrnong, Victoria
Summary
The Ordnance Factory was established, in Maribyrnong, in January 1924. In 1989 a Government owned company, Australian Defence Industries Pty Ltd, was established which replaced the Ordnance Factory, along with several other establishments.
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Published resources
Resources
- Trove, National Library of Australia, 2009, https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1471508. Details
Resource Sections
- 'Primary description of agency CA 628; Ordnance Factory, Maribyrnong [Victoria]. Registration of entity: 27 April 1979', in RecordSearch, National Archives of Australia, 2002, https://RecordSearch.naa.gov.au/scripts/AutoSearch.asp?Number=CA%20628. Details
See also
- Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, Technology in Australia 1788-1988, Online edn, Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre, Melbourne, 3 May 2000, http://www.austehc.unimelb.edu.au/tia/index_o.html. Details
Ailie Smith
Created: 20 August 2001, Last modified: 20 March 2006
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